Awards Information

Administrative Leadership Award

The purpose of this award is to honor administrators with direct responsibility for a school or group of schools who have made influential, unique and sustained contributions to effective school library programs, furthering the integral role of the library media programs in elementary and/or secondary schools. Traditionally, administrators have been nominated by library media teachers working in the same district. Download the 2012 application. pdf | Word. Applications are due by May 30, 2012.

Good Ideas!
Newsletter contains compelling ideas for administrators, teachers, the PTA, and the school board. It is published once a year (in the fall) by the Standards Integration Committee of CSLA, whose mission is to provide leadership to ensure that California educators and students are effective users of ideas and information. Download the 2012 Application. pdf | Word. Download and share the Good Ideas flier pdf Applications are due by May 30, 2012.

Honorary Membership Award
The Honorary Membership Award recognizes retired members of the Association who have made outstanding contributions to school library programs and the Association over a sustained period of time. The Honorary Membership Committee publicizes and solicits nominations throughout the year and tries to make the nomination process an easy one. Individual active members may submit nominations. No more than three Honorary Memberships are awarded each year. Recognition of the Honorary Member is made at the Annual Conference. Download the 2012 application. pdf | Word. Applications are due by May 30, 2012.

Leadership for Diversity Award
The purpose of the CSLA Leadership for Diversity Award, is to recognize an elementary or secondary Teacher Librarian who has facilitated a lesson or project in collaboration with a classroom teacher that promotes multicultural literature or media and emphasizes diversity in any curricular area. The award of $1000 will be used to purchase materials for the winner’s school library media center. Download the 2012 application. pdf | Word. Applications are due by May 30, 2012.

Presidents' Award Sponsored by DEMCO
The CSLA Presidents' Award is a $1,000 award funded by DEMCO, Inc. and presented to an outstanding library media teacher selected by the State, Northern, and Southern section presidents. The award money may be applied to transportation, lodging, conference registration fees, and incidental expenses.

Nominations may be made by library peers, administrators, teachers, or by the nominee himself or herself. This is award honors an individual who, through the library program, directly affects students and teachers. Download the 2012 application. pdf | Word. Applications are due by May 30, 2012.

Technology Award 
Put your best 21st century technology skills to the test to showcase your story of successful technology integration. We want to hear how you are using and promoting your use of technology tools within your school or district, as well as the ways you are collaborating with teachers to combine technology with curriculum to research or present information. Your entry must demonstrate how you are “bragging” about your technology programs throughout your broader school community, and incorporate one or more of the CSLA’s three core messages of “equitable access,” “school library standards,” and “strong school libraries build strong students.” Award candidates must be CSLA members who are credentialed Teacher Librarians working at the site or district level. Download the 2012application. pdf | Word. Download and share the Technology Award flier. pdf Applications are due by May 30, 2012.